4-8-4

English

Noun

4-8-4 (plural 4-8-4s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Synonyms

Northern

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